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HONG KONG (Reuters) – China wants to work with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to oppose the politicisation of sports, Premier Li Qiang said, after protests over human rights and the playing of a Hong Kong protest-linked song at some events angered Beijing. Premier Li made the comments at a meeting with IOC head Thomas Bach in Beijing over the weekend, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Li’s comments […]

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China wants to work with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to oppose the politicisation of sports, Premier Li Qiang said, after protests over human rights and the playing of a Hong Kong protest-linked song at some events angered Beijing. Premier Li made the comments at a meeting with IOC head Thomas Bach in Beijing over the weekend, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Li’s comments […]

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares crept higher on Monday as investors braced for a week where U.S. inflation data will test wagers the next move in interest rates will be down, while worries about a possible credit crunch weighed on the dollar. Friday’s robust U.S. payrolls report has already delivered a setback to easing hopes and any upside surprise on consumer prices would challenge bets for a […]

(Reuters) – Roger Federer said he hopes Rafa Nadal will recover in time for the French Open and that it would be a “brutal” blow for tennis if the 14-time Roland Garros champion is absent this year. Nadal has been dealing with a hip injury he suffered at the Australian Open in January, and fears that the Spaniard may miss the Paris Grand Slam grew after he pulled out of […]

(Reuters) -Cryptocurrency exchange Binance halted bitcoin withdrawals on Monday for the second time in a day, citing large volumes. “Our team is currently working on a fix and will reopen (bitcoin) withdrawals as soon as possible,” the company said in a tweet. “There is a large volume of withdrawal transactions from Binance still pending as our set fees did not anticipate the recent surge in (bitcoin) network gas fees,” Binance […]

(Reuters) – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said he has full belief in goalkeeper David de Gea despite the Spaniard’s error handing West Ham United a 1-0 victory in the Premier League on Sunday. De Gea let a tame first-half effort from Said Benrahma slip into the net as United suffered their second straight league defeat. They remain fourth and a point above Liverpool, who have played a game […]

By Gabriella Borter and Maria Caspani (Reuters) – Texas police on Sunday were investigating what motivated a 33-year-old gunman to kill at least eight people at a mall over the weekend, as President Joe Biden called for stricter gun laws. The Texas Department of Public Safety on Sunday confirmed the identity of the assailant in Saturday’s shooting as Mauricio Garcia, a 33-year-old resident of Dallas, Texas. Police said Garcia killed […]

By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) – Formula One has decided that a big show needs a big introduction and the Miami Grand Prix opened with a bang on Sunday as drivers appeared through a line of pompom-waving cheerleaders and a 30-piece orchestra provided a musical backdrop. That over-the-top scene seemed to go down quite well with fans but left drivers unimpressed, with some looking unsure of what to do beyond […]

(Reuters) – At least three people have died in raging fires that have consumed swaths of Russia’s Urals mountains, destroying hundreds of houses, forcing evacuations and prompting a number of investigations, officials said on Sunday. Minister of Emergency Situations Alexander Kurenkov flew to the Kurgan region in Russia’s south early on Monday, where wildfires have spread to a number of settlements. “A difficult situation has developed,” Kurenkov said in a […]